Hi Lin and how are you doing. I haven't heard from you for quite a wee while.
Ok for your sites.
Yes You Have To Submit A Sitemap For Every Site You Create.

Also it is always best to use the HTTP. Mainly because the majority of search engines and especially google don't use the WWW now.

One more tip.

It is always best if you submit your site after you have published a new page/post. This way there is a better chance of your page/post being indexed.
I take it you haven't been doing that, hence the low number of pages/posts indexed.

You should have sent me a PM much earlier Lin now you have some work to do.

Have an excellent day whatever you're doing or about to do.
Catch you later.
Robert

I thought that we had to tell google which url we wanted. I used the one without http or www Now I'm really confused.

No just once is enough. Actiually your site should start with http:// not www. As far as I know.

Over here it isn't WA issues its the b....y connection system. I think all this rain has affected the phone cables! I keep losing posts as the connection drifts in and out. Fortunately they are on Word but I am going to leave out the putting them on WA until the rain stops!

Carson says they are doing a major upgrade to the WA site.

I had problems this morning uploading an image to a blog. Not sure if they are having problems or what.

Share is the way to go, it makes things a lot easier.

I have the share buttons, because I find it very handy to use for my own purpose to share new articles:)

I agree with Marc. More people see it if you share.

I think both are good. A like as you said ensured the future posts will land on their page. Sharing ensures others will see it increasing the chances of more clicks.

If you verified your website by editing your theme then when your theme gets updated your verification is lost. It's better to verify using FTP How to Verify Your Website With Google, Yahoo & Bing Using FTP ~Marion

I think adding a plugin is much more simpler then meddling with codes. There are tonnes of plugins and you can just change plugins whenever you want.

Hello Linda,

Claire already gave you some great advice, but I just want to mention a few things. That code change is a little too involved. And those extra features that you want are included in the pro version of your theme already; though I'm not sure how well they would work. Plus social sharing features need to constantly evolve, making plugins a lot better for the job versus features built into a theme; since themes are not updated nearly as often. Most themes that offer social sharing buttons usually make the options very simplified in an attempt to avoid extra layers of complexity in the code.

I know you hate to hear this, but again like Claire already said, you really need a good social sharing plugin. I personally use Share Buttons by AddToAny. I like Simple Share Buttons by Adder as well.

I hope this helps. Take care.

Unfortunately, you need another plugin. I don't think it's advisable to change the code of the theme unless you create a child theme and, even then, the placement of the follow buttons is familiar to people so they wouldn't necessarily know what you had done.

Don't panic about the number of plugins you've got for something like this.

I use filament and shareaholic if you want to check them out, but there are a huge amount to choose from. Just make sure you get something with decent reviews that has been updated regularly and recently.

C